Although that sounds a little expensive to me it also sounds like you are getting a high quality system witch will probably not cost you anything further for a long time.
Do we assume that he will be using the existing radiators and plumbing or is he intending to replace them with new? Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geno69" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:08 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Boiler/Furnace > Dan said: "The house I grew up in had this type of system. There was a > coil > of Copper tube that ran through the boiler that supplied hot water for > heat. > So, yes, combined units do exist." > Thank-you Dan. I have a hard time visualizing and explaining this 15 to 16 > year old system. That added in takes the warm air in the house and reheats > it, in the way it is set up. > The first sales person, was here from Pine State Plumbing and Heating. I > told him the situation. The first thing he noted the first thing was in > older homes, such as this 155 year old home. Those different heating units > were in. I said yes, first a coal stove and showed him the spot. Then > switched to monitor heating. Then removed and Electric was installed and > then removed and Forced hot-water was put in. He continued with that is > why > you have what they call a circular plumbing system for the > forced-hot-water > heating system. The fastest way and most in expensive way of installing, > then. So, then we went to the basement to take a look at the system. He > noted that the boiler was in good to very good shape for the age of, he > thought 14.5 years old. I said I've been here since November of 1993 and > it > was there a year and half before. We got the age of the unit. > He noted there is things they can do to improve the system for heating. > As, > I noted that when the Thermostat on the second floor is turned on it takes > away from the performance of the first floor. Other words if the heat on > the > second floor is set at 68 and the one on the first floor is at 70, on the > really cold days. The up-stairs is at 68 and the first floor drops to 67 > to > 65 degrees. The next thing was the coil and he looked at that. So, the > bottom line was looking at rebuilding and up-dating the system. With a > hot-water 45 gallon tank in which the coil would be removed and more > reliable heat would be provided to having consisting hot water for > personal > use in the home. He noted that this would improve and that your system > took > the air from inside of the house and ran through the system again, like > paying twice. The newer systems bring cold air from outside and heating at > a > faster level. So, then we talked about the new system. Which he agreed in > both cases to send to myself in a word document of the work, name of the > boiler and parts and all cost. > As, I noted that it would make much easier for myself to read. He had no > problem with doing that for myself. > The bottom line was, taking into consideration of Portland, ME. Prices > seem > to be higher. Like our any taxes! > A firm price will come in the attachment but felt comfortable in the > attachment via E-mail. > That being rebuilding the present unit somewhere in the ball park of > $5,000.00 to no more than $6,000.00 and a brand new system Which I can't > remember the name. He said $10,000.00 to $11,000.00 and with this brand > new > system it would be zoned for a hot-water 45 gallon tank, the boiler, two > radiators for the basement to keep at 65 degrees or choice I wanted it, > for > the first floor and the second floor. That the piping going out side would > be PVC? Going outside one for the intake and the other for the out or was > all in one? Allot of information to remember. With a fine screen over so > nothing would get in except bugs if they dared. As, he noted the unit > would > never be turned off because producing hot-water during the summer and heat > and hot water for the winter. He did not this was from Europe as their > cost > of fuel and their development of a unit that is smaller and more efficient > because of the cost of fuel there. Also noted the new unit is 93% more > efficient. Compared to mine that is 80 to 85% efficient. > I was surprised at the size he was talking about the new unit. So, I would > like to share with someone on the list that has a lot of knowledge in > Natural gas boilers if possible when it comes in, here. > The second person is due here on Thursday. > As, no matter this is a serious investment. > Geno > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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